MCCC to Graduate Largest Class in History for 12th Consecutive Year

The Montgomery County Community College graduation will take place May 23, and the Keynote Address will be given by Drexel University President John Fry

Information courtesy of Montgomery County Community College With an increase of 38 percent over the last five years, the largest class in Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) history will graduate on May 23. The increase is a testament to MCCC’s efforts to improve student access, success and completion over the last decade.   A record total of 1,513 students will receive 1,535 associate’s degrees and certificates during the College’s 46th Commencement exercises, which will be held at MCCC’s Central Campus in Blue Bell starting at 7 p.m.   The ceremony will feature a keynote address by Drexel University President John A. Fry, who was selected, in part, to emphasize MCCC’s commitment to developing multiple pathways by which students …

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MCCC Names 62 Students from County to Who's Who List

Who’s Who Among American Junior Colleges welcomes several county residents to its famed list.

Sixty-two students from Montgomery County Community College’s Class of 2013 were named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. To qualify for Who’s Who, students must have graduated during the 2012-2013 academic year with a grade point average of at least 2.75 and must be nominated by a member of MCCC’s faculty or staff. The 2013 Who’s Who students are listed below by area of residence: Ambler: Amy Kolesnik Abington: Jessica Lowenstein Barto: Hilda Hynes Bechtelsville: Dana Rubright Ceders: Vincent Pupillo Cheltenham: Leland Cohen Collegeville: Devin Dietrich, James Fulop, Jessica Kelly Conshohocken: Christine Muszynski  Eagleville: Patricia Piazza Erdenheim: John Harkins Gilbertsville: John McKillip Glenside: Brigitta …

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MCCC Reengineers its Engineering Science Program

Engineering is one of the hottest careers out there and MCCC is working to ensure that its two-year engineering students can seamlessly transfer into four-year engineering programs.

MCCC Students Celebrate Earth Day with 'Empty Bowls'

Ceramics students recycle and feed the masses with one project.

Information Courtesy of Robert Gardner, MCCC Think Green Correspondent As part of Montgomery County Community College’s Earth Day celebrations on April 22, the Ceramics Club held an “Empty Bowls” event to raise money for a local soup kitchen. Guests of the Earth Day Empty Bowls event were invited to a modest soup-and-bread meal. For $10, donors will receive a brand-new, handmade bowl filled with fresh soup and baked bread supplied by on-campus food services provider CulinArt. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of homemade ceramic bowls will also be reinvested in the club, which consistently makes use of recycled materials, thereby reducing waste as well as MCCC’s overall carbon footprint. “More than half of the clay is re-processed …

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Bryn Athyn Gets 'Graded' by White House Scorecard

The White House released the College Scorecard, with looks at loan repayment, costs, graduation rates and more of the nations colleges, including Bryn Athyn.

After President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address in February, the White House has released the College Scorecard. According to the WhiteHouse.gov website, "College Scorecards in the U.S. Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency Center make it easier for you to search for a college that is a good fit for you." -- According to the White House scorecard, in-state students pay a net price of $7,100 a year to attend MCCC, with campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown. This is down 4.6 percent from the 2007 to 2009 costs and considered "low" on the scorecard's scale. Families typically borrow an average of $8,600 for the undergraduate study at MCCC, with student loan payments of approximately $99 a month over 10 years…

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It's Not Too Late to Register for Montgomery County Community College

MCCC is offering six, seven and 10-week courses throughout the month of October.

There’s still time to enroll in credit courses at Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) thisfall. MCCC is offering a diverse selection of six, seven and 10-week courses that start throughout the month of October at both its Central and West campuses and online. Late-start courses provide an excellent opportunity for current students to pick up additional credits. Because they are offered in an accelerated format, late-start courses are also popular with working adult students, as well with students who need to fulfill developmental education requirements. Selections include an assortment of courses in composition, foreign languages, business, marketing, speech, psychology, literature, sociology and computer science, among others. …

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Education, Training Key to Governor’s Manufacturing ‘Renaissance’

Manufacturing cannot come back in Pa. without skilled employees to fill those jobs

By Dr. Karen A. Stout, President, Montgomery County Community College (MCCC), Dr. David Brookstein, Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, MCCC, and Suzanne Holloman, Dean of Workforce Development & Continuing Education, MCCC Until its decline in the 1970s, manufacturing was the cornerstone on which Pennsylvania’s economy was built. Last week, Governor Corbett’s Manufacturing Advisory Council outlined recommendations by which the Commonwealth can once again emerge as a leader in the manufacturing industry.  Education and training will play a key role in bringing this “manufacturing renaissance” to fruition. According to the council’s report, 82 percent of manufacturers nationwide perceive a serious to moderate skill gap in…

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Cadets Graduate from MCCC

Referred to as "the cream of the crop," 61 cadets were honored at the July 18 ceremony.

Sixty-one cadets graduated from Montgomery County Community College’s Municipal Police Academy on July 18 during a ceremony held at the College’s Science Center Theater, 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell. Steven A. Beck, coordinator of school safety with the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety, and Paul N. Leo, district justice, both instructors at the academy, were selected by classes 1103 and 1201 to give keynote addresses. During his remarks, Beck, who serves as the firearms coordinator for the academy, stressed the importance of weapon safety in training, on the job and at home. “The cadets took to heart the seriousness of their training,” he said. “I know it takes a special kind of citizen to take the steps necessary to join the …

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